Vocabulary
Which vocabulary word means to fall down or cave in suddenly?
Collapse
What happens to the ground during an earthquake?
The ground moves / shakes
What is the main idea of a text?
The most important idea or what the text is mostly about.
Which is the BEST meaning of unpredictable?
A. Easy to understand
B. Unable to be known ahead of time
C. Extremely dangerous
D. Very large
Unable to know ahead of time (B)
Which vocabulary word means to fall down or cave in suddenly?
Collapse
What is the selection Earthquakes mainly about?
Earthquakes, the affects, and how people respond to them
What are key details of a story?
Important pieces of information that support or explain the main idea.
A damaged building suddenly falls to the ground during an earthquake. Which vocabulary word BEST describes what happened?
A. altered
B. collapsed
C. substantial
D. unpredictable
Collapsed (B)
Which vocabulary word means a possible source of danger?
Hazard
Why can earthquakes become a crisis for a community?
They can cause serious destruction, injuries, damaged buildings/roads, loss of services, and people may need emergency help.
If a question says “Which detail from the text best supports your answer?”, what should you do?
Go back to the text and find the detail that directly supports it.
A student is unsure of an answer about Earthquakes. What is the BEST thing to do?
A. Choose the longest answer
B. Guess
C. Go back to the text and look for evidence
D. Pick the answer that sounds familiar
Go back to the text and look for evidence (C)
Which TWO vocabulary words could describe something very serious or very large?
Severe and Substantial
Name destruction or damage an earthquake can cause.
Ground shaking/ tsunamis/ etc
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
Tell how two things are alike and how they are different.
hich detail would BEST support the idea that earthquakes can seriously affect communities?
A. Earth is a planet.
B. Scientists study Earth.
C. Strong earthquakes can damage buildings, roads, and communities.
D. Earthquakes occur in different places
Strong earthquakes can damage buildings, roads, and communities (C)
Match all three words to their meanings: crisis, destruction, unpredictable.
A. Cannot be known ahead of time
B. Great damage or ruin
C. A very difficult or dangerous situation
A= Unpredictable
B= Destruction
C= Crisis
How do people respond to natural disasters?
Ways people prepare for, react to, help others during, or recover from earthquakes using information from the selection.
Why might an author include a diagram in an informational text about earthquakes?
To visually explain information and help the reader better understand something described in the text.
Why is it important for people to be prepared for earthquakes?
A. Earthquakes only happen during certain seasons.
B. Earthquakes can happen unexpectedly and cause serious damage.
C. Scientists always know when an earthquake will happen.
D. Earthquakes only affect buildings.
Earthquakes can happen unexpectedly and cause serious damage (B)